The life of the martyred monk Dionisie Șova
The area of the Intracarpathian Arc, included in the present Orthodox Diocese of Covasna and Harghita […] presents in its historical past a particular specificity in the idea of martyrdom and suffering for Christ. Romanian suffering in this area also meant Christian Orthodox suffering, a reality highlighted by dozens of martyrs and confessors recorded in the documents of the time. What happened after the period of the Viennese dictatorship, which was par excellence a period of Romanian suffering and martyrdom, unfortunately meant a continuation of the terror established in 1940. The Church with its clergy, the monasteries, were the landmarks […]